Where does “forburst” come from?
forburst (English) comes from Middle English forbersten, from Old English forberstan, from Old English fōr, from Proto-West Germanic furi, from Proto-Germanic furi, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
forburst (English): To burst asunder; break; shatter
Definitions
- To burst asunder; break; shatter
Ancestry of “forburst”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | forbersten | — |
| 2 | Old English | forberstan | to burst asunder, break, fail |
| 3 | Old English | fōr | journey; going, course, journey |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | furi | for; before; forward |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | furi | for, before; before, forward |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |